Golden Finance reports that Goldman Sachs' trading department states that although the S&P 500 index may finish November essentially flat, the path ahead has become noticeably clearer as volatility recedes, market breadth improves, and trend-following strategies shift to the buy side. Multiple indicators show that as December approaches, the market is stabilizing. Goldman’s Lee Coppersmith wrote in a report to clients that the market breadth, measured by the five-day moving average of the number of advancing versus declining stocks in the S&P index, had fallen to -150 earlier this month, indicating that “there has been quite significant damage beneath the surface.” However, on the eve of Thanksgiving, this indicator rebounded back to around +150. “This is a huge change—participation is broader, not just a narrow squeeze, and it further indicates that the market has released quite a bit of pressure by the middle of this month,” he added. Goldman’s volatility fear index conveys a similar message. This index is currently around 5, slightly above the average level of the past three years, and well below the highs seen in early November. La llamada posición de la estrategia sistemática también se ha reiniciado. Los comerciantes de Goldman Sachs estiman que el volumen de ventas relacionado con el índice S&P 500 en el último mes fue de aproximadamente 16 mil millones de dólares, y afirman que estas transacciones impulsaron la caída anterior del mercado de valores. Después de que este proceso de desriesgo haya sido prácticamente digerido por el mercado, el banco ha cambiado su expectativa de escenario base para el próximo mes a una compra neta, con un volumen de aproximadamente 4.7 mil millones de dólares. “Esto significa que, en comparación con hace unas semanas, comenzamos diciembre con un punto de partida mucho más limpio”, escribió Coppersmith.